Posts by Karl Popper
“It is one of the sublimest aspects of Poppers philosophy that,
“It is one of the sublimest aspects of Poppers philosophy that, austerely rigorous though it is in its invocation of logical principles, it nonethel...
“It is one of the sublimest aspects of Poppers philosophy that, austerely rigorous though it is in its invocation of logical principles, it nonethel...
“Work for the elimination of concrete evils rather than for the
“Work for the elimination of concrete evils rather than for the realization of abstract goods. Do not aim at establishing happiness by political mea...
“Work for the elimination of concrete evils rather than for the realization of abstract goods. Do not aim at establishing happiness by political mea...
“We want the unavoidable and difficult decisions that govern our
“We want the unavoidable and difficult decisions that govern our lives to be taken by someone stronger than ourselves who nevertheless has our inter...
“We want the unavoidable and difficult decisions that govern our lives to be taken by someone stronger than ourselves who nevertheless has our inter...
In Kant, knowledge a priori means knowledge that we possess prior
In Kant, knowledge a priori means knowledge that we possess prior to sense-observation; and knowledge a posteriori means knowledge we possess posteri...
In Kant, knowledge a priori means knowledge that we possess prior to sense-observation; and knowledge a posteriori means knowledge we possess posteri...
“Everyone who has an inkling of the history of the natural
“Everyone who has an inkling of the history of the natural sciences is aware of the passionate tenacity which characterizes many of its quarrels. No...
“Everyone who has an inkling of the history of the natural sciences is aware of the passionate tenacity which characterizes many of its quarrels. No...
“Marxism claims to be more than a science. It does more than
“Marxism claims to be more than a science. It does more than make a historical prophecy. It claims to be the basis for practical political action. I...
“Marxism claims to be more than a science. It does more than make a historical prophecy. It claims to be the basis for practical political action. I...
“The contention that science is circular cannot be upheld. But
“The contention that science is circular cannot be upheld. But one element of this contention remains true; namely, that all scientific descriptions...
“The contention that science is circular cannot be upheld. But one element of this contention remains true; namely, that all scientific descriptions...
“In the meantime, Milan Hasek, a very gifted Czechoslovak
“In the meantime, Milan Hasek, a very gifted Czechoslovak biologist, arranged a vascular union – a parabiosis – between two chicken embryos, thu...
“In the meantime, Milan Hasek, a very gifted Czechoslovak biologist, arranged a vascular union – a parabiosis – between two chicken embryos, thu...
“A particular philosophical concern is to abandon the idea that
“A particular philosophical concern is to abandon the idea that the creativity of evolution and of all life is due to blind random processes and dea...
“A particular philosophical concern is to abandon the idea that the creativity of evolution and of all life is due to blind random processes and dea...
“My way of using the term rationalism may become a little
“My way of using the term rationalism may become a little clearer, perhaps, if we distinguish between a true rationalism and a false or a pseudo-rat...
“My way of using the term rationalism may become a little clearer, perhaps, if we distinguish between a true rationalism and a false or a pseudo-rat...